INDIA: LEFT BEHIND: 043_LET_INDIA_farmer_suicides_WOMEN

{quote}He used to feel horrible because the conditions at home were becoming worse and he couldn't do much,{quote} said Shobha Ramchandra Karade, 50, of her son, Gayanand. {quote}He didn't like to see his parents working and still not having enough food to eat for days.{quote} The 25-year-old committed suicide by consuming pesticide. He supported both of his sisters through marriage. The family owed 40,000 Indian Rupees (USD$ 746).

"He used to feel horrible because the conditions at home were becoming worse and he couldn't do much," said Shobha Ramchandra Karade, 50, of her son, Gayanand. "He didn't like to see his parents working and still not having enough food to eat for days." The 25-year-old committed suicide by consuming pesticide. He supported both of his sisters through marriage. The family owed 40,000 Indian Rupees (USD$ 746).